Blind Man

Famous quotes containing the words blind man, blind and/or man:

    “But a blind man’s cane poking, however clumsily, into the inmost corners of the house.”
    —John Ashbery (b. 1927)

    “As if he were
    a pot of dates
    in a blind man’s hand,
    Mothers,
    they pilfer my husband
    and they’re jealous of me!
    The cobra’s hood
    has come out of its tail.”
    —Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)

    “A man is the prisoner of his power. A topical memory makes him an almanac; a talent for debate, disputant; skill to get money makes him a miser, that is, a beggar. Culture reduces these inflammations by invoking the aid of other powers against the dominant talent, and by appealing to the rank of powers. It watches success.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)